Recent content by Mrkva

So, DJI claims "improper operation" (launching from moving platform, I guess I moved my hand a bit or the boat was swinging in the breeze), but they're making an exception and sending me replacement for free. Huge props to them for that! And I guess I'll have to reevaluate the risk of launching...

the VPS height was relatively correct.

@BossBob: somehow I don't think that's it. I've experienced drone ignoring full throttle just once - when it was doing emergency landing due to low battery. But it never drifted sideways while descending, unless commanded to. There were no errors displayed, it even responded to rudder input. And...

I have flown hours from boats, sometimes even in motion without any problem until now. It could be defective unit, it could be some unexpected mistake on my side... I wouldn't rule out the purchase based on one data point. Let's see what DJI does in my case.

I would say it went ~ 1 meter, above me, not more. It not climbing as it is supposed to was the first indication something is wrong. Yes, it flew sideways ~ 10 meters with increasing speed and hit the water with motors still running and no error displayed on the RC. Sea was calm (maybe 5cm "waves").

Hi, can someone help me figure out what went wrong? I was on anchored boat (that was swinging a bit), in ~10 knots of wind. After GPS fix, I started propellers and increased throttle. The drone lifted up, however immediately started flying to away, to the side and descending (even though I was...